1st Edition

The Decision to Disarm Germany British Policy Towards Postwar German Disarmament, 1914-1919

By Lorna S. Jaffe Copyright 1985
302 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1985 The Decision to Disarm Germany offers a fresh approach to Britain’s First World War and Paris Peace Conference policy on the question of German military disarmament. It offers interpretations based on extensive research into unpublished records and private papers and provides important new conclusions about British policy. The book shows the interaction of domestic... Read more

Preface

Introduction

1 Destroying Prussian Militarism

2. British War Aims and German Disarmament

3. The Future of German Military Power

4. The Question of General Disarmament

5. Armistice: The Disarmament Debate

6. The Aftermath of Victory

7. The Election Campaign

8. The Decision to Disarm Germany

9. Peace Conference Policy: Drafting the Military Causes of the Treaty

10. Peace Conference Policy: The Politics and Strategy of Moderation

Conclusion

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Biography

Lorna S. Jaffe